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An attempt to asses material suitability taking the example of hip endoprostheses
Author(s) -
Bensmann G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
materialwissenschaft und werkstofftechnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1521-4052
pISSN - 0933-5137
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4052(199912)30:12<733::aid-mawe733>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - engineering , mechanical engineering
A number of materials are available to the constructor for the manufacture of endoprostheses. Those technical materials can be described by their characteristic features, resistance against corrosive attack, mechanical / dynamical strength, notch sensitivity, wear behaviour etc. It is necessary that the material fits certain demands, depending on the use of the endoprosthesis‐components, whether they are to be fixed with cement or not. The requirements on the material of a prosthesis to be cemented are much more different than those of a prosthesis with a rough structured surface for a cementless implantation. In the scope of the paper, requirements for different designs for prostheses will be worked out and compared with the productive capacity of the materials available.